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Mar 20

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Billowing clouds of mystic smoke, forged from hearth born coals.

Up the chimney the clouds ascend, wherein the magic rides.
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Mar 18

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Perfumed smoke from the garden and from resin arising from cloven hoof.

Thus the bones whisper and tell a tale both whimsical and oracular.
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Mar 17

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In matters of contest or competition, we can easily deduce that it is the Empeor who prevails over the King of Pentacles, or coins.

This conclusion can be reached via the very nature of the Emperor as a trump card, thus `trumping` the pip nature of the King.

While the King of Pentacles holds dominion over his specific realm, the Emperor holds dominion over the realms of the four kings.

We can further reinforce this deduction by the fact that the Emperor triumps over the King of Pentacles through the visual cues. The man in the Two of Wands, who speaks of two in competition, looks both to the world in his hand and thus suggestion a wider scope, but also to the Emperor himself.
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Mar 16

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I transplant some wild violet, kiss-me-at-the-gate, offerings from the land beneath the outdoor altar.

After all, what is an altar if not a gate at which we kiss and are kissed by magic.

And what is magic if not something we pursue to ease our hearts.
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Mar 15

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Spirits and powers of bane, pain and malevolence.

Stinging nettles gathered on a dark moon`s night.

Slips of yew from the house of the dead.

The bodies of hornets and their abode.

Brimstone, devil`s snare, thorns galore, bones of serpent, webs of spiders, and an array of other icons and symbols of poisonous intent.

Forged into a powder by a glowing hearth.
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Mar 13

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Peculiar potions, oils, and other notions.
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Mar 11

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Mar 11

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Violet (Viola spp.), also known as heart`s ease and kiss-me-at-the-gate.

The guardian and mender of the heart. To this end I think of it as the first kiss before the gates of spring, being that where I live it is conjured forth from the land before the tide of the vernal equinox. And as the kiss of spring dispels the heavy gloom of winter, so too does violet`s kiss dispel heavy glooms that lay upon the heart.

I quite like the whole plant for amuletic purposes, as well as the flower (and sometimes leaf) pressed in an antique heart shaped locket that is worn close to the heart for times when a softness - owing to the rounded curvature of the leaves and petals - is needed in one`s heart.
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Mar 10

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I gather up spirits from across my land. A touch of this, a touch of that.

Things that thrive well or in abundance, that have long been here or reminders of what was once here.

Bones of the dead, feathers of corvids, and wasp nests, the latter of which I have an agreement with that they may build their homes upon gateways into my home so long as they never sting me again and ward my home from danger.

Plants that I gather and dry as the seasons turn. I add to this as the seasons progress and never discard an older formulation. Instead I modify and enhance, creating a tapestry from one season and one year to the next that carries with it the echo of times before.

For rites of honoring and conjuration of the spirits and powers of the land I call home, to which I call land home powder - an obscure reference to an old video game I played decades ago.
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Mar 9

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A taste of greens at the precipice of spring.

Cleavers, purple dead nettle, stinging nettle, oregano and thyme.
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Mar 7

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Charm fashioned of bone, stone, feather and key.

Fashioned from materia both found, and more significantly, crafted, as is the case with the black walnut and poke dyed yarn crafted by myself and the handmade red and gold thread by my dear friend @mereteveian who passed away almost a year ago.

She lives on in my heart and magic.
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Mar 6

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Art and the art of friendship. 🖤
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Mar 5

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By cloven hoofed smoke and crooked blade
Upon the slab of marble cold as the grave
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Mar 4

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The wine goblet full of the darkest red wine, the most gorgeous piece of raw obsidian that was a recent gift, and questions for the dead.

Without an answer, they shall receive no wine. We work for our wine in this home, myself included.
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Feb 27

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I like to flex my magic.

Not flex as in boast, as such things are so unappealing.

Flex, rather, as in put it to use, whether toward a much needed outcome or simply as a measure of seeing what I am capable of. Moments of fun, simply to be amazed.

Toward that end I sometimes conjure red dragons, forged of light and shadow and send them forth for what I whim and will.
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Feb 25

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Daffodils of both the woodlands and the garden.

Some lore from Elsevier`s Dictionary of Plant Lore says they are not universally the good omen one would expect, though the first daffodil is a lucky one and to find it one will have more gold than silver.

By contrast it is said that to see a daffodil with its head bending toward you is a sign that you are about to die.

I personally would have died a hundred times over by now, but if we contrast their sunny nature with this piece of folklore we could reason that the very sun-like light they seem to be illuminated with can kill, and toward this end I often use them in formulas to kill darkness, gloom, and despair. This notion can be reinforced by the fact that they are an early spring flower, with spring itself killing the darkness, gloom and often despair people experience in the winter.

"Daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty" William Shakespeare, The Winter`s Tale (c. 1610-11), Act IV, scene 3, line 118.
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Feb 21

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Hagstone necklaces adorned with rustic rowan beads.

Hagstones have a long history as potent amulets that ward against the evil eye, maleficium, and dreadful spirits. Likewise the rowan tree, or witching tree, has some of the widest body of folklore of any plant in the world, particularly as it relates to guarding against fell sorcery.

I made two of these to celebrate the birthdays of two dear friends.

The hagstone was plucked from the sands of my ancestral home by yours truly and the rowan bead fashioned by my own hands and sealed with the very best wood wax.

The third, seen here on the far right, I offer up to whoever claims it first. $45 +$5 shipping.
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Feb 19

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Although my PC has elected to not cooperate due to what I call technological sabotage, it has been a day of readings in which I eschew the PDF format for live readings.

`You hit it out of the park,` one person says.

`Just wow` says another.

`This was incredible, you have no idea what this has meant to me` yet another says.

I would be a liar if I said I was not moved by such praise, which is beyond the scope of both my memory and this post to share in full here.

So thank you to each of you who showered me with such praise today and who invested both your time and money in me, my cards, and what I endeavor to do with them - provide clear insight.
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Feb 16

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I cast my cards for the enchantment of illusions.

I do so in my antique ritual mirror, to cross check the cards against their own reflection.

I like illusions, when they are clear about what they are so as to conjure thoughtfulness rather than attempting to deceive for some malicious purpose.

Illusions of any variety, whether it be one`s that were good fun in the following pictures, a drag show, or even beauty, are certainly valuable not because they genuinely deceive us, but rather because we allow them o entrench themselves in our own minds for the magical splendor they offer.

By contrast, so too could we say they spark something in our minds as we consider what they reveal as we descend into them. After all it would be a missed opportunity if I failed to do precisely what I said about cross checking the cards in my mirror and read them in reverse.
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Feb 15

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I have never really celebrated Valentine`s Day in the traditional way. The very notion of doing so is utterly unappetizing.

Instead I honor this day by doing things that I love, in places I love, with one I love.

I take my spiral cherry staff, which I crafted years ago, and walk into the forest armed with Venusian enchantments.

Balder shows his love for me by leading me to bones. I show mine by melting before him as I capture his lovely face in a photo, a face I am certainly grateful to get to love.
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